Overview
Tour Description
Five days, two great cities. This tour gives you the essentials of Cairo and Luxor with flights in between, so you spend your time at the sites rather than on the road. A tour manager meets you at the airport and checks you in, and you have your own Egyptologist for the sightseeing.
Highlights
- The Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum and Tutankhamun’s treasures
- The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and the Colossi of Memnon
- Karnak and Luxor Temple
- Domestic flights Cairo to Luxor and back
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo
Your tour manager meets you at Cairo International Airport and escorts you to your hotel in a private deluxe vehicle. He helps with check-in and confirms the plan and pick-up times for the coming days.
Overnight: Cairo hotel.
Day 2: Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Your Egyptologist takes you to the Giza Plateau for the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple. In the afternoon you visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the full Tutankhamun collection is on display.
Meals: Breakfast. Overnight: Cairo hotel.
Day 3: Fly to Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut
A morning flight takes you to Luxor. After checking in, you cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, resting place of the pharaohs of the 18th to 20th dynasties, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.
Meals: Breakfast. Overnight: Luxor hotel.
Day 4: Karnak and Luxor Temple, fly to Cairo
You spend the morning at Karnak, the temple of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, which pharaohs kept enlarging for some 2,000 years, and at Luxor Temple in the center of town. In the evening you fly back to Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast. Overnight: Cairo hotel.
Day 5: Fly home
After breakfast you are taken to Cairo International Airport for your flight home.
Meals: Breakfast.
Included and Excluded
- Meet and assist at all airports
- Domestic flights Cairo to Luxor and back
- 3 nights in Cairo and 1 night in Luxor, with breakfast
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all sites in the itinerary
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water during the trip
- Service charges and taxes
- International flights and Egypt entry visa
- Drinks with meals
- Optional tours
- Tips for guides, drivers and crew
- Personal expenses
Prices:
What will it cost you?
Prices per person change with the season and how many of you travel. Set yours and see the real number — no email needed.
Note:
All the accommodation in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan hotels and Nile cruises are 5* ultra deluxe accommodations
Tour Attractions
FAQs
How much does the 5-day Cairo and Luxor tour cost?
From $4,000 per person sharing a double room from May to September, and $6,000 per person from October to April. Single travelers pay $6,000 in summer and $8,000 in winter. Domestic flights are included.
Is 5 days enough for Cairo and Luxor?
Yes, for the main sights. Flying between the two cities makes it possible. If you can add a day, a Luxor hot air balloon ride or Abu Simbel are the best extras.
Can I take the train instead of flying?
Yes. The overnight sleeper train between Cairo and Luxor takes about 10 hours and can replace one of the flights.
Which hotels do you use?
We book 5-star hotels in Cairo and Luxor and confirm the names with you before you pay.
How much does a 5-day Egypt tour cost?
Our 5-day tours start from 0 per person. Prices depend on season, hotel level and group size.
